Range Technician
Bureau of Land Management · Department of the Interior
This job in plain English
This is a full-time permanent Range Technician job with the Bureau of Land Management, part of the Department of the Interior. The work is technical rangeland management, such as planning grazing areas, checking permits, and maintaining fences and water systems, with frequent field work and occasional travel. There are 8 vacancies in Meeker CO, Marsing ID, Salmon ID, Twin Falls ID, Butte MT, Dillon MT, Miles City MT, and Hines OR. A separate announcement, CCCR-27-13098086-DE-MDW, is open to all U.S. citizens, and you must apply to each one separately.
Can you apply?
Yes, if you are a U.S. citizen: this job is open to everyone.
- Open to everyoneAny U.S. citizen or national can apply. Some jobs also accept non-citizens; the announcement says so.
- Displaced federal employeesFederal employees who lost or are losing their job through a reduction in force (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL).
Other groups listed above may get extra consideration, for example veterans' preference.
Open to U.S. citizens and nationals. Also open to career transition eligibles (CTAP, ICTAP, RPL), meaning current or former federal employees whose job or agency was eliminated, who get priority over other applicants.
What you would do
- Develop allotment management and watershed plans under land use plans.
- Monitor range allotments for permit compliance and help set grazing management plans.
- Identify and start range improvement projects and their environmental reviews.
- Conduct NEPA environmental review evaluations on related projects.
- Collect field data, enter it into computer systems, and help write reports and maps.
- Help maintain range improvements such as fences and water developments.
Do you qualify for GS-5 to GS-9?
With experience: For GS-5, you need at least 1 full year of experience comparable to GS-4 in collecting livestock records, using GIS to read maps, or inspecting fences and water developments. Higher grades require 1 year at the grade just below, such as leading crews on rangeland projects for GS-7.
With education: A 4-year bachelor's degree from an accredited school, with major study in forestry, range management, agriculture, or a directly related field, plus at least 24 semester hours in listed natural resource courses (no more than 6 math hours count). For higher grades, graduate coursework can qualify: 9 semester hours for GS-6, 18 for GS-7, 27 for GS-8, and a master's degree or 2 years of graduate study for GS-9. Education and experience can also be combined.
Licenses and certifications you need:
- Valid driver's license, kept throughout employment
How to apply well
What to send:
- Resume of no more than 2 single-sided pages, 10-point font minimum, 0.5-inch margins
- Resume lists each job with month-year dates, hours per week or full-time, and grade for federal jobs
- Completed USA Hire assessments
- Undergraduate and graduate transcripts if you use education to qualify, showing school, grades, credit hours, majors, GPA or class rank, and degree date
- Veterans preference proof such as DD-214, if applicable
- CTAP/ICTAP proof such as agency notice, SF-50s, and latest performance appraisal, if applicable
How you will be rated: Applicants are rated in Best Qualified, Well Qualified, or Qualified categories based on the resume, application questionnaire, and USA Hire assessments. Competencies assessed include attention to detail, customer service, teamwork, and stress tolerance. Overstating experience or cheating on an assessment may remove you from consideration.
Tips for this job:
- Your resume must state full-time or part-time and hours per week for each job, or that time may not count.
- If you use education to qualify, attach transcripts showing credit hours, major, GPA, and degree date. Typed course lists are not accepted.
- Keep your resume within 2 pages, since attachments beyond the resume are not reviewed.
Good to know before you apply
Schedule: Full-time, permanent. Frequent field work with walking, riding, and lifting.
Incentives and relocation: A recruitment or relocation incentive may be offered case by case, but it is not promised. Relocation expenses are not reimbursed. A continued service agreement may be required if you receive an incentive.
Conditions of employment:
- U.S. citizen or national
- Background investigation with favorable result
- Males born after 12/31/1959 must be registered for Selective Service
- Direct deposit participation required
- E-Verify employment check
- No active real estate license
- No interest or stocks in firms with interest in federal lands
- 1-year probationary period
- Frequent walking, riding, lifting, stooping, and bending in the field
- Field exposure to heat, cold, rough terrain, insects, and snakes
We wrote this summary automatically from the official announcement. The announcement on USAJOBS is the only one that counts: read it before you apply.
Job details
- Salary
- $40,736 – $80,243 per year
- Pay scale and grade
- GS-5 to GS-9 · General Schedule
- Locations
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- Miles City, Montana
- Dillon, Montana
- Hines, Oregon
- Butte, Montana
- Twin Falls, Idaho
- Marsing, Idaho
- Meeker, Colorado
- Salmon, Idaho
- Appointment
- Permanent
- Work schedule
- Full-time
- Service
- Competitive
- Openings
- 8
- Security clearance
- Not Required
- Travel
- Occasional travel
- Drug test
- Not required
- Supervisory
- No
- Occupation
- Range Technician (0455)
- Announcement
- CCCR-27-13098135-DE-MDW
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